<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Swahid Diwas</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p><strong>CONTEXT</strong>: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to the martyrs of the <strong>Assam Movement on Swahid Diwas.</strong></p><p><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>About</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The martyrdom day(10th December) of <strong>Khargeswar Talukdar, the first martyr of the Assam Movement in 1979</strong> is observed as the Swahid Diwas.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It is commemorated to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Assam movement.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Assam movement took place for six long years from 1979 to 1985.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The people of Assam participated in the movement to protect the state from illegal immigrants. In this endeavor, 860 martyrs gave their ultimate sacrifice while protecting the unity and integrity of India.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The movement ended in 1985 with the <strong>Assam Accord.</strong></li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Assam movement was a watershed moment in the context of the history of student movements across the world.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It was led by All Assam Students Union and All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad, an umbrella organization of different political groups.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Note</strong>:-</h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">In India, mainly on 2 dates, Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas is observed and out of 15 nations, India is the one that celebrates Martyr’s Day every year. On this day we pay homage to the freedom fighters who have sacrificed their lives for their Motherland.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">On 30 January Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas is celebrated in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi and on 23rd March also Martyr’s Day is celebrated to pay tribute to three extraordinary revolutionaries of India who were hanged to death by the British namely Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center">PRELIMS NOTES:<a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">CLICK HERE</a></h1>